SELECTED WORKS
Vasilisa Lebedeva
Vasilisa Lebedeva was born in 1984 in Novosibirsk. Lives and works in Moscow.Educated at the British Higher School of Art & Design in “Fashion Design” (2016)and “Contemporary Art” (2020). Graduated from the School of Contemporary Art“Free Workshops” at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (2020). Studied at theBakstein Institute of Contemporary Art on the “New Art Strategies” course. Residentat the creative laboratory curated by Nikolai Polissky from the New Tretyakov Galleryin Nikola-Lenivets (2021), Open Studios from the Winzavod Center forContemporary Art (2022) and the residency at the Peredelkino House of Creativity(2023). Participated in the ColLab programme “The Vaults” from the House ofCulture of GES-2 (2022). Solo exhibition “Labour! May! Sprout!” was held at theFabrika Centre for Creative Industries (2022). The solo project “Scheme” from thecommunity Art.Boloto was held in Moscow (2023).
About the artist
Vasilisa Lebedeva is an interdisciplinary artist, co-founder of the creative community “Art.boloto”. In her practice, Vasilisa Lebedeva works with a mythological structure, where she can take plots and characters from different myths and fairy tales. By collecting components from different myths, the artist builds her own system through which she works with topics such as awareness, human interaction with other people and the world around her. She explores the design of a fairy-tale world order in the format of personal and historical mythology.
Education:
2020-2022 – Bakstein Institute of Contemporary Art. “New Artistic Strategies.”
2019-2020 – MSCA – British Higher School of Art & Design. “Contemporary Art.” DPO
2019-2020 – School of Contemporary Art “Free Workshops”, Moscow Museum of Contemporary Art
2014-2016 – British Higher School of Art & Design. Fashion design – basic course. Supplementary vocational education
2012-2013 – British Higher School of Art & Design. Pre-academic courses.
2007-2012 – Moscow State Pedagogical University. Postgraduate studies. Candidate of Philological Sciences in Journalism Department
Residences:
2023 Residence at the Peredelkino House of Creativity (Dom Tvorchestva), Moscow
2022 “THE VAULTS”, GES-2 Collab Program, Moscow
2022 “Open Studios”, Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow
2022 BOLOTO Residence “Cultural Code”, Ryabushinsky Dacha, Vyshny Volochok, Russia
2022 Residence at the Center for Creative Industries “Fabrika”, Moscow
2021 Art Dacha Residence, Ryabushinsky Dacha, Vyshny Volochok, Russia
2021 Creative Laboratory under the direction of Nikolai Polissky (from the New Tretyakov Gallery). Nikola-Lenivets, Russia
2020 “Vetki”
Curatorial projects (within the framework of ART.Boloto community):
2022 “Cultural Code” BOLOTO Residence , Ryabushinsky Dacha, Vyshny Volochok, Russia
2021 “WHITE ON WHITE”
2021 “AVOS'”
2020 “Waiting Room”
2020 “Weather Forecast”
2020 “How old is the stone”
Solo Exhibitions:
2023 “SCHEME” by ART.Boloto community, Moscow
2023 “Between Spirit and Reality”. Gallery 30/7, Moscow
2022 “Labor! May! Grow!” in collaboration with Anna Tararova. Fabrika, the Center of Creative Industries, Moscow
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 “Speed Dating”. SISTEMA GALLERY, Moscow
2023 “NO-PLACE” (NE-MESTO). GROUND Solyanka, Moscow
2022 “Legend”. Open studios of Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow
2022 “Experiences of Human Isolation”. New Wing of the Gogol House, Moscow
2022 “Russian, Folk”. State Museum and Exhibition Center “ROSIZO”, Moscow
2022 “White on White”. Residency exhibition by “Art.Boloto”, Moscow
2021 “Dreams of Freedom. Postscriptum”. New Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
2021 “Alterglobalism”. Belyaevo Gallery, Moscow
2021 “Beauty as Subculture”. Peresvetov Gallery, Moscow
2021 “Plurality”. Open Studios of the Center for Contemporary Art “Vinzavod”, Moscow
2021 “Time of Things”. Open studios of the Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow
2021 “AVOS'” by Art.Boloto organization, Moscow
2021 “Visual Code of the Future”. Omelchenko Gallery, Moscow
2021 “Spaciousness inside us?”. Peresvetov Gallery, Moscow
2021 “Template people”. FEDINI Gallery, Moscow
2021 “Dreams of the Sea”. State Museum and Exhibition Center “ROSIZO”, Pavilion 516 “BOOKS” VDNKh, Moscow
2021 “HOME SWEET HOME”. Zverev Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow
2020 “Waiting Room”. Exhibition space “At the Factory” by the organization “Art.Boloto”, Moscow
2020 “Weather Forecast” by Art.Boloto, Moscow
2020 Workshop 20'20 Homo communicans / Workshop 20'20. Homo communicans - a program to support young art of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Special project of the VII Moscow International Biennale of Young Art, Moscow
2020 “Map of Human Nature”, Special Project of the VII Moscow International Biennale of Young Art. State Museum and Exhibition Center “ROSIZO”, Moscow
2022 “Cultural Code” BOLOTO Residence , Ryabushinsky Dacha, Vyshny Volochok, Russia
2021 “WHITE ON WHITE”
2021 “AVOS'”
2020 “Waiting Room”
2020 “Weather Forecast”
2020 “How old is the stone”
Solo Exhibitions:
2023 “SCHEME” by ART.Boloto community, Moscow
2023 “Between Spirit and Reality”. Gallery 30/7, Moscow
2022 “Labor! May! Grow!” in collaboration with Anna Tararova. Fabrika, the Center of Creative Industries, Moscow
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 “Speed Dating”. SISTEMA GALLERY, Moscow
2023 “NO-PLACE” (NE-MESTO). GROUND Solyanka, Moscow
2022 “Legend”. Open studios of Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow
2022 “Experiences of Human Isolation”. New Wing of the Gogol House, Moscow
2022 “Russian, Folk”. State Museum and Exhibition Center “ROSIZO”, Moscow
2022 “White on White”. Residency exhibition by “Art.Boloto”, Moscow
2021 “Dreams of Freedom. Postscriptum”. New Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
2021 “Alterglobalism”. Belyaevo Gallery, Moscow
2021 “Beauty as Subculture”. Peresvetov Gallery, Moscow
2021 “Plurality”. Open Studios of the Center for Contemporary Art “Vinzavod”, Moscow
2021 “Time of Things”. Open studios of the Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow
2021 “AVOS'” by Art.Boloto organization, Moscow
2021 “Visual Code of the Future”. Omelchenko Gallery, Moscow
2021 “Spaciousness inside us?”. Peresvetov Gallery, Moscow
2021 “Template people”. FEDINI Gallery, Moscow
2021 “Dreams of the Sea”. State Museum and Exhibition Center “ROSIZO”, Pavilion 516 “BOOKS” VDNKh, Moscow
2021 “HOME SWEET HOME”. Zverev Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow
2020 “Waiting Room”. Exhibition space “At the Factory” by the organization “Art.Boloto”, Moscow
2020 “Weather Forecast” by Art.Boloto, Moscow
2020 Workshop 20'20 Homo communicans / Workshop 20'20. Homo communicans - a program to support young art of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Special project of the VII Moscow International Biennale of Young Art, Moscow
2020 “Map of Human Nature”, Special Project of the VII Moscow International Biennale of Young Art. State Museum and Exhibition Center “ROSIZO”, Moscow
